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Article: Adult acne: Clear causes, cures for a troublesome problem Experts help sufferers face skin breakouts head-on
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- December 11, 2006
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LINDA PIAZZA escaped adolescence with few pimples. As an adult,
she wasn't so lucky.
It started when she was 30. Through with having children and
working in a high-stress consulting job, Piazza's face began
breaking out. Over-the-counter products didn't help so a
dermatologist prescribed an antibiotic that gave Piazza horrible
panic attacks. Later, a day spa treated her acne with a chemical
peel that made the raised, red bumps even worse.
"I was in tears," recalls Piazza, 40, of Dublin. "At my age, I
didn't understand why I had acne."
According to Acne.org, 50 percent of adult women and 25 percent
of adult men suffer from acne, the blockage of an oil gland that
results in a blemish. They ...